Mobile Apps May Leave Data Unsecured. Most Mobile apps these days make use of cloud storage to minimize their footprint on your mobile device. That's good in theory, but based on new research from Zimperium, a disappointing percentage of mobile app developers don't do nearly enough to secure the data they're housing for you. A recent study … [Read more...] about Mobile Apps May Leave Data Unsecured
Archives for March 2021
Microsoft Windows 10 Gets a Makeover
Microsoft Windows 10 Gets a Makeover since one of the most frequent complaints about Windows has to do with aesthetics. Despite a few seemingly halfhearted attempts to modernize, significant portions of the OS appear like they are from the 1990s. That's because Windows is still utilizing a lot of design techniques and icons from Windows 95, so … [Read more...] about Microsoft Windows 10 Gets a Makeover
Unpatched NAS Devices Used To Mine Bitcoin
Unpatched NAS Devices Used To Mine Bitcoin. In late 2020, QNAP discovered a pair of critical security vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to take remote control over network-attached storage devices (NAS). In this particular instance, the hackers chose not to encrypt files and demand payment or cause other mayhem. Instead, they made slaves of … [Read more...] about Unpatched NAS Devices Used To Mine Bitcoin
Microsoft Fighting Against Macros
Microsoft Fighting Against Macros Based Malware, especially since Macros have been a simple, effective means of spreading malware since the 1990s. Some hackers still rely on them heavily to ensnare and infect unsuspecting users. It's a long-standing issue that many companies have attempted to address over the years. Now, it seems that it's … [Read more...] about Microsoft Fighting Against Macros
Apple Updates Fix Security Flaws on Most Devices
Apple Updates Fix Security Flaws on Most Devices. Recently, two different security researchers (Clement Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group and Alison Huffman from Microsoft's Browser Vulnerability Research Group) discovered a pair of serious security vulnerabilities impacting Apple devices. The bugs, tracked as CVE-2021-1844 and … [Read more...] about Apple Updates Fix Security Flaws on Most Devices
Sendgrid Uses Zoom Invites to Steal Credentials
Sendgrid Uses Zoom Invites to Steal Credentials. There's a mix of bad news and good in the ongoing war against the world's hackers. For the bad news, security professionals have recently detected a sophisticated phishing campaign that uses SendGrid uses Zoom Invites, and convincing replicas of Outlook on the Web and Office 365 logins to harvest … [Read more...] about Sendgrid Uses Zoom Invites to Steal Credentials
